From mindful meals to early dinners, Japan’s daily routines reveal why its people live longer, healthier and more fulfilled ...

Some of you may curse the day that you – or perhaps more likely, your partner – heard of Marie Kondo. Ever since her multi-million selling The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying sparked a revolution in ...

Thanks to Japan's largest freshwater lake, Shiga Prefecture has long thrived as a production center of persimmon tannin ...

"I can't believe they pay you to do this!" I'd hear that a few times a week, usually on a sunset tour after riding snowmobiles to the top of Vail Mountain in Colorado. Looking out over the ...

Beginning this month, the city government of Tokyo is offering its employees a four-day workweek, hoping to increase the population and create a healthier work-life balance in a country notorious for ...

In Japan, Konbini convenience stores have become part of the country's infrastructure, offering fresh meals delivered several times a day, tickets to concerts and museums, and even services like bill ...